Archive for October, 2008

Pure fun gun

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

I stopped off at a couple of gun stores on the way home from work last week with the intent of picking up a few stripped AR-15 lower receivers.  The first store I stopped off at was down to their last Stag Arms stripped lower.  So I snatched it up.  Not being content with just one, I stopped off at another store which to my delight had about 50 stripped lowers in stock of various makes (mostly Stag, Bushmaster). 

But then I saw the GSG-5 hanging on the wall.  I’ve been looking for one of these little gems for about six months with no luck, so I just couldn’t resist.  I gave up the idea of stocking up on more lower receivers and ended up getting the little GSG-5 instead.

 

For those of you that aren’t familiar with the GSG-5 it is a.22LR clone of the H&k MP-5.  It’s made by German Sports Guns who primarily makes airsoft guns, and it’s imported by American Tactical Imports.   The version that I purchased has the standard fixed stock, and a 16.25″ bbl with a fake suppressor that covers the portion of the barrel past the front sight post.  There is also a short barrel pistol version available also GSG-5P.

 

 

Here are the technical specs: GSG-5 Flyer in PDF

 Caliber: .22 LR
Action: Semi-Auto
Weight: 6.6 lbs
Length: 33.5″
Barrel Length: 16.25″
Magazine Capacity: 22

 One of the neat things about this gun is the availability of accessories.  German Sports Guns has already released a line of upgrade parts. 

The tactical handguard, vertical foregrip, dual magazine clamp, scope mount and the red dot sight seen above are justa few of the accessories available for the GSG-5.  Other official GSG accessories include a folding stock, colapsable stock, laser mount,  4×8 scope with weaver mounts and of course spare magazines in 22, 10 and 2 round configurations.  But that’s not the end of it.  Because the GSG-5 design is similar to GSG’s airsoft offering, there are tons of other accessories already available that can be installed with little to no modifications.

 How does it shoot?  This gun is pure fun.  I took it to the range to get everything dialed in and ended up putting about 600 rounds downrange.   At one point, I put six magazines through it at as fast as the range rules would tolerate (about 2 rounds per second) and ended up with a 1-3/4″ hole punched in the middle of the target at 50 yards.  That may not seem like a tight group, but putting132 consecutive rounds into a in an area less than 2″ at 50 yards rapid fire with iron sights is nothing to be ashamed of.  Add the fact that it was cheap federal bulk pack ammo, and it just brings a smile to my face.  Sure, it’s no tack driver, but it was never designed to be one.   By the way, I did not have one singe failure to fire or failure to feed.  It just ran and ran.

 I’m hoping to pick up one of the new Caldwell Shooting Galleries soon and this gun would be perfect in that application.  In fact, from what I’ve heard, they have become very popular at steel challenge matches.

I haven’t decided if I want to do any serious customizations yet, but I definately want to get a UMP style folding stock, a scope mount, and a red dot scope of some variety.

The only real problem I have with this gun was the price.  At $499 (MSRP) it isn’t cheap.  In my opinion it should be about $100 cheaper.  But demand is still outpacing supply, so dealers can get the full suggested retail price.  At the same time, I don’t regret paying full MSRP.

 And if MP5 isn’t your style, GSG has tentatively scheduled to release an .22LR AK Q1 of 2009.

Obama and the Attempt to Destroy the Second Amendment

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

If you listen to the main stream media, they would have you believe that Obama is a staunch supporter of the second amendment.  However, his record clearly shows that if he wins the election next week, he will be the most anti-second amendment President in the history of this country.  And he’s not just against it philosophically, he’s taken very active part in the anti-2nd amendment movement.  He’ll say anything just to get elected, so you can’t trust his words. Instead, you have to look at his record.

Here is an article titled Obama and the Attempt to Destroy the Second Amendment that I’ve found written by noted 2nd Amendment scholar and lawyer David T. Hardy that sheds some light on the great lengths taken by Obama to subvert the 2nd amendment.

 David said it best “Voters who value the Constitution should ask whether someone who was party to that plan should be nominating future Supreme Court justices.”

Please read the article, and pass it on to everyone you know.


2AToday for The USA

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Below is a great educational video on the 2nd amendment put together by the JPFO

Part 1:

 

Part 2:

 

Part 3:

 

Ultimate AR-15 Build (Part 7)

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

It’s done!  I finally got all the pieces put together.

One nice thing about building the gun yourself is all the goodies that comes along with it.  In the picture above, you can see some of the schwag that alot of the firearms accessory dealers and manufacturers are sending out with the product. There still isn’t any optics mounted yet.  I haven’t decided yet exactly what I really want to get yet.  I do have a Leupold 3-9×40 rifleman sitting on the shelf collecting dust, so I think for now, I’ll get a LaRue SPR mount for Leupold and slap it on. There was one last minute change I made to the rifle.  I was running the standard single stage trigger that came in the RRA  lower parts kit, but I wasn’t happy with it at all.  Too gritty, too much creep.   I was hoping to hold out for a nice 2 stage setup like the giselle or maybe even the new AR Gold trigger, but it was not to be.  I ended up picking up a RRA 2-stage NM trigger.  It’s not what I was looking for, but I’m actually very happy with the results.  The takeup is smooth, and the break is very clean and crisp.  I would guestimate it’s breaking around 4-5 lbs. At the range, I quickly realized it’s been a very long time since I’ve shot iron sights at long ranges.   My eyes simply are not as good as they used to be.  On the 100 yard range, using cheap federal bulk 55g FMJ-BT, the best group (30 rounds) I could get was about 4".   Between my crappy eyes, and the cheap ammo, there was little chance of me doing any better.    I’m going to have to get some glass mounted on it to really figure out what the true potential of this rifle.  All in all I’m very pleased with with the results.

Ultimate AR-15 Build (Part 6)

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Got the parts that I ordered this week.  The DD Lite rail is simply beautiful, except for one thing.  It’s an AR-10 rail, not an AR-15 rail.  Damnit, they sent me the wrong one.  A quick email to Bravo Company USA got things straightened out.  They are sending the correct part with a return label for the AR-10 rail.  It’s a little frustrating, but it was an honest mistake, and they were quick to correct the problem.

 The BCM extractor spring upgrade is a stout unit.  So much so that you will not get it installed without some serious clamping pressure on the extractor (like a good pair of pliers with padded jaws) when trying to align the pin holes in the extractor with the carrier.

 To my releif, the DPMS claw action vise block fits the lefty upper just fine.  The only thing I had to do to it was create a little notch on the left side so that the upper receiver can sit on it with the dust cover closed.   Nothing  a little dremel work can’t fix.

 The magpul enhanced trigger guard installed without a hitch.  I much prefer this trigger guard to the standard swing down guard.

 Now with the finish line  so close, I simply couldn’t resist ordering the last of the parts to get it running.  So I placed an order with LaRue Tactical today for a low profile gas block,  Troy folding iron sight, and 5 more magpul pmags.

 Previous total: $1830
+ Troy Sights – $250
+ Gas Block – $69

New total  $2159

 

Almost time to start thinking about optics.  My plan is to go with either an EOTech 557 + 4x Magnifier or an Aimpoint M4s with 3x magnifier.  That is still the plan, but in the meantime, I’m tempted to get a LaRue Tactical spr mount for the Leupold  3-9×40 rifleman that I have sitting around.

Team WA AR-15 Lowers

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

With the political climate the way it is, and the uncertainty of what will really happen in November, I’ve been considering picking up a few more lower receivers “just in case”.  I was planning on waiting for the dust to settle from the current build, but today on AR-15.com I noticed that Rainier Arms is considering having another run done of the Team WA lowers.  I don’t think I’ll be able to pass this one up.

Are we really that stupid?

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Here’s an email that I received this week.  (original author unknown)

It makes me wonder how dumb we are and going to be…….

This email comes in three parts….Make sure you read all three parts!

Part 1:
Remember the election in 2006?

Thought you might like to read the following:

A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.
Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen:
1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $4.10 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
7) Food prices skyrocketing over 30% in 1 year.

America voted for change in 2006 and we got it!

Remember, it is Congress that makes the laws and spends our money, not the President. He has to work with what’s handed to him.


Part 2:
Taxes…Whether Democrat or a Republican you will find these statistics enlightening and amazing.
www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/151..HTML

Taxes under CLINTON-1999 Taxes under BUSH-2008
Single earning: Single earning:
30K – taxed- $ 8,400 30K – taxed $ 4,500
50K – taxed $ 14,000 50K – taxed $ 12,500
75K – taxed $ 23,250 75K – taxed $ 18,750

Married earning: Married earning:
60K – taxed $ 16,800 60K – taxed $ 9,000
75K – taxed $ 21,000 75K – taxed $ 18,750
125K – taxed $ 38,750 125K – taxed $ 31,250

Barack Obama promises to return to the higher tax rates if elected. It is amazing how many people who fall into the categories above think Bush is screwing them and Bill Clinton was the greatest President ever.

If elected, Barack Obama has already promised that he will repeal the Bush tax cuts, and amazingly, a good portion of the people who fall into the categories above can’t wait for it to happen.

PART 3:
You think the war in Iraq is costing us too much? Read this: Boy, am I confused! I have been hammered with the propaganda that it is the Iraq war and the war on terror that is bankrupting us. I now find that to be RIDICULOUS. Read on…

I hope the following 14 reasons are forwarded over and over again until they are read so many times that the reader gets sick of reading them. I have included the URL’s for verification of all the following facts.

1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments. Verify at: http://tinyurl.com/zob77

2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. Verify at: http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html

3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://wwwcis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec..html

4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
Verify at: http://transcripts.CNN.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.HTML

5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
Verify at: http://transcripts..cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers. Verify at: http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html

9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that’s two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html

11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S. from the Southern border. Verify at: Homeland Security Report: http://tinyurl..com/t9sht

12. The National Policy Institute, ‘estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period. Verify at: http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf

13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. Verify at: http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm

14. ‘The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States. Verify at: http://www.drdsk.com/articleshtml

The total cost is a whopping $338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

Are we really THAT stupid?